CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions there.

CLINIC: Yes, we do.

CALLER: How much does that cost?

CLINIC: Well, if you’re under 12 weeks the cost for a pre-exam is between 90 and $105. The procedure cost is 380. And then you’re billed separately for your lab work which is around $20 for blood work.

CALLER: Okay. The thing is, I’m going to be 14 on the 20th, and my friend said you guys would have to tell my parents. But my boyfriend’s 22. Could he just sign whatever it is, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?

CLINIC: Not in the state of Washington, you don’t have to inform your parents.

CALLER: Oh, really?

CLINIC: Really.

CALLER: So my boyfriend could be there with me and it be all right?

CLINIC: Oh, yeah. That’s fine. Have you had a pregnancy test done anywhere?

CALLER: No.

CLINIC: Are you here in Olympia?

CALLER: I live in Lacey.

CLINIC: Okay. You can come down to our office. And if you can do a urine sample for us we can give you a confirmation of pregnancy. And you can apply by phone for DSHS. It will pay for all your medical here.

CALLER: Well, my boyfriend said that he would pay for everything. But the thing is, we don’t want anyone to know about us. So if he was paying for it all, would he have to sign anything?

CLINIC: No. Nobody’s going to tell anybody anything.

CALLER: Oh, okay.

CLINIC: But if you didn’t have the money you can apply for the state in your own right for medical due to pregnancy.

CALLER: Well, he’s 22. He has a job and everything.

CLINIC: Yeah.

CALLER: He said he would take care of everything.

CLINIC: That’s fine. So what is it you need now at this point in time? What do you want to do?

CALLER: I just have to call and see when I can come in basically.

CLINIC: Okay. Hold on one second.

(Long pause)

CLINIC: Are you still there?

CALLER: Uh-huh.

CLINIC: I’m sorry to keep you holding for so long. Can you tell me the first day of your last menstrual cycle?

CALLER: January 3rd.

CLINIC: January 3rd. Today’s the 4th. You’d be under five weeks, so you wouldn’t be eligible for a surgical procedure. You would be eligible for a medical procedure if you’re right. The cost is different. It’s $590, and that includes lab fees.

CALLER: Well, do you know if there’s any way I couldn’t be pregnant?

CLINIC: Do I know what now?

CALLER: Is there any way that I’m not pregnant?

CLINIC: You don’t have sex.

CALLER: Well, no. Like I haven’t had my period for a long time. Is there any way that I’m not pregnant?

CLINIC: Well, it hasn’t been that long. You said January 1st was your last period, right?

CALLER: January 3rd, yeah.

CLINIC: January 3rd. Yeah. So it hasn’t been that long.

CALLER: Oh, okay.

CLINIC: You would be under five weeks.

CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, I could come in there for birth control — could you guys do a pregnancy test and make sure?

CLINIC: You can walk in and do a free pregnancy test.

CALLER: And if it came out that I wasn’t pregnant, could you guys do birth control?

CLINIC: You’d have to make an appointment to do that.

CALLER: But would anybody have to know if I was on birth control?

CLINIC: Nope, only you. Believe me that’s at anyplace you go to in the state of Washington. It’s all confidential. Okay? So don’t stress about that.

CALLER: Okay. I just have so many questions, I don’t know. If I thought of anything else could I call and talk to you? What was your name?

CLINIC: My name is Candace (sp).

CALLER: Oh, okay.

CLINIC: Yep, that’s fine.

CALLER: So when do you guys ordinarily do pregnancy tests there?

CLINIC: You can walk in anytime, and we close at 4:30 today. We’re closed from 12 to 1 for lunch. The only days that we can’t do it is on Thursdays. That’s our surgery day. Okay?

CALLER: All right.

CLINIC: Good luck.

CALLER: Okay. Thanks.

CLINIC: Uh-huh. Bye bye.

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#618 – Planned Parenthood in Olympia, WA

Listen to the Call:

Transcript:

RECORDING: Thank you for calling Olympia Planned Parenthood. Please listen to all of the following options before making your selection. Our options include recorded messages for hours, directions and after-hour emergencies. You can press zero at anytime to speak to a staff — (dial button pressed).

Please hold for the operator.

(Phone ringing 2x)

CLINIC: Olympia Planned Parenthood. Can you hold, please?

CALLER: All right.

CLINIC: Hi. How can I help you?

CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was especially calling to see if you guys do abortions there.

CLINIC: We don’t at this clinic. Are you looking for a place in Olympia that does?

CALLER: Well, yeah.

CLINIC: Okay. I can tell you about the two that do. One is called Eastside Women’s Health. It’s on Eastside Street, right down Helm. The other is called Sound Choice. And you can look both of them up in the phone book.

Have you already had a pregnancy test?

CALLER: No, I just haven’t had my period since December 26th, and I’m just worried about it.

CLINIC: Well, we do do free pregnancy tests.

CALLER: Oh, really?

CLINIC: Yeah. And if you come in for those and it does turn out that you’re pregnant, we can give you a referral to one of the places that do abortions.

CALLER: Well, the thing is, I’m going to be 14 later on this month, and my friend told me that you guys would have to tell my parents. But my boyfriend’s 22. Is he old enough to take care of everything, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?

CLINIC: We don’t have to tell anybody in any case.

CALLER: Oh, really?

CLINIC: No.

CALLER: Even if I was getting an abortion?

CLINIC: Yeah. Well, we don’t do abortions, so we wouldn’t deal with abortion.

CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, I was actually just wanting to find out if I was pregnant so I could come in there.

CLINIC: Yeah, you can. We usually only do pregnancy tests in the morning. But if you feel like you really can’t wait until Monday, then it’s okay.

CALLER: Oh, okay. If it turned out that I wasn’t pregnant, could I get birth control there?

CLINIC: Yes, you can.

CALLER: Could I get it like the same day?

CLINIC: Probably if you think you’re going to want to do it that way I think the best would be to wait until Monday because we’re going to be really busy this afternoon. Can you wait until Monday?

CALLER: I think so. But if I got birth control, would anybody have to know about that though?

CLINIC: No. Let me put it this way. We don’t check on how old you are. You don’t have to provide proof. So you’re as old as you tell us you are.

CALLER: Well, the thing is, I can’t drive yet. Would my boyfriend be able to pick up the birth control pills?

CLINIC: Yes. If you sign that it’s okay, then he can.

CALLER: Oh, okay. I need to talk to him to see if he can bring me in. Could I call and talk to you if I had any other questions? What was your name?

CLINIC: My name is Karen, and you absolutely can. Anybody who works up here can answer questions for you. I should let you know about one other thing.

CALLER: What’s that?

CLINIC: In the state of Washington if you are under age and your boyfriend’s 22, that’s considered statutory rape.

CALLER: But what is — he’s not raping me. I mean, we’re in love. We’re going to get married.

CLINIC: I know. That’s the way the law is written, and it’s not a matter of whether or not you consent. I’m just telling you because if you come in and you tell us that, we’re required by the law to tell Social Services about that.

CALLER: Oh.

CLINIC: Okay?

CALLER: All right.

CLINIC: So I’m just letting you know what all your options are. So you can come in and get that pregnancy test if you want to.

CALLER: All right.

CLINIC: Okay?

CALLER: Okay. Thanks.

CLINIC: Bye.

CALLER: Bye.

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